Length: Maximum length is 2 pages. Use the Policy Statement Template to complete this assessment.

References: Include a minimum of five peer-reviewed references (in APA format). Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Preparation

Research current LGBT workplace legislation; hiring, firing, and retention, promotional opportunity, health insurance, or parenting leave. Some suggested keywords for searches include LGBT and: protection in the workplace; inclusion; self-concept; self-esteem; self-efficacy; normalization, discrimination, social support, perceived stress in sexual minorities, et cetera.

Develop a research-based policy statement for your setting that addresses a human resources issue for the LGBT population.

The deliverable for this assessment is a research-based policy statement. Sample policy statements and templates are available on many Internet Web sites, if you wish use them as guides. Use the Policy Statement Template, linked in Resources, to complete this assessment.

The purpose of a policy statement is to state acceptable methods or behaviors in an organization. Essentially, a policy states the organizational values and how those values relate to the organization’s purpose.

Instructions

Assume the role in the scenario described below.

Scenario

You are a consulting organizational psychologist. You have been retained to develop a new policy for the LGBT population in your professional setting (or for a setting from your experience.)

Deliverable

Propose a research-based policy for one specific issue regarding the LGBT population for a setting.

• For example, propose a new policy for hiring, firing, and retention, promotional opportunity, health insurance, or parenting leave.
  • Identify the professional setting related to your experience.
  • The Policy Statement should be two pages, maximum.
    • Brevity does not mean this assessment lacks academic rigor. Disciplined, succinct writing requires thorough knowledge of the subject and excellent writing skills.

Address each of the following elements in your policy statement, using the template provided in the Resources:

• Analyze research related to concepts of self-esteem, self-concept, self-presentation, and self-efficacy for the LGBT population.
• Integrate social psychology principles and research to propose a LGBT policy for a workplace.
• Analyze how the proposed policy and current workplace legislation reflect social psychology principles.
  • How does the research-based proposed policy meet the requirements of current laws?
  • How do laws reflect principles of social psychology?
• Evaluate the implications of a new policy for the organization and individuals.
  • How will this new policy be perceived by others in the organization?
  • How will this affect the organizational culture?
  • What suggestions do you have for addressing resistance or changing the culture?
• Support positions with references from scholarly and professional literature.

• Analyze methods and principles of social psychology and their application to important social phenomena in contemporary society.
  • Analyze research related to concepts of self-esteem, self-concept, self-presentation, and self-efficacy for the LGBT population.
  • Analyze how the proposed policy and current workplace legislation reflect social psychology principles.
• Evaluate the role of the social context (relationships, groups, and culture) in influencing the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals.
  • Evaluate the implications of a new policy for the organization and individuals.
• Synthesize social-psychological theory and research to generate new understandings of social phenomena in contemporary society.
  • Integrate social psychology principles and research to propose a LGBT policy for a workplace.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
  • Support positions with references from scholarly and professional literature.
  • Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and APA format and style.

Library Resources

The following e-books and articles from the Library are linked directly in this course.

• Boisseau, S. (2015). Accepting me as I am: Examining the coming-out experiences of LGBT adults. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 3709611.
• Mason, T. B., Lewis, R. J., Winstead, B. A., & Derlega, V. J. (2015). External and internalized heterosexism among sexual minority women: The moderating roles of social constraints and collective self-esteem. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(3), 313–320.
• Ball, C. A. (2010). From the closet to the courtroom: Five LGBT rights lawsuits that have changed our nation. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
• Ball, C. A. (2012). The right to be parents. New York, NY: New York University Press.
• Melton, E. N., Cunningham, G. B. (2014). Examining the workplace experiences of sport employees who are LGBT: A social categorization theory perspective. Journal of Sport Management, 28(1), 21–33.
• Zellers, V. L., & Bowers, L. S. (2015). Critical update on LGBT rights in the workplace. Employee Benefit Plan Review, 69(8), 5–7.
• Podkrajsek, R. (2015). Psychologically relevant mechanism of empowerment in LGBT individuals. Romanian Journal of Experimental Applied Psychology, 6(3).
• Teliti, A. (2015). Sexual prejudice and stigma of LGBT people. European Scientific Journal, 11(14), 60–69.

Internet Resources

Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

• The White House Press Office. (2014). Taking action to support LGBT workplace equality is good for business. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/0…
• Combs, W. (2012). LGBT inclusion & diversity in the workplace. Diversity MBA Magazine. Retrieved from http://diversitymbamagazine.com/lgbt-inclusion-div…
• Human Rights Campaign. (n.d.). Advocating for LGBT equality in your workplace. Retrieved from http://www.hrc.org/resources/advocating-for-lgbt-e…
• C-SPAN. (2015). LGBT employees and workplace discrimination[Video]. Retrieved from http://www.c-span.org/video/?324836-1/lgbt-employe…
• All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2014). Self-concept, self-identify, social identity| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2015). Stigma-social and self| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2014). Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology. (2015). The politics of inequality: The undervalued self| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
• Bailey, M. (2014). The danger of hiding who you are| Transcript[Video]. TED Talks.com. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/morgana_bailey_the_danger…

Adolescence

Library Assignment instructions (Unit 5):

In the Park online library, find an article from a peer reviewed journal that deals with an issue of interest to you during adolescence. Cite your article in APA format, then submit at least a one page, typed and double spaced summary of the article you have found. Why was this article of interest to you? Do you feel it would be beneficial to others? If so, why?

Park Online Library Information

The Park online library provides quick, easy and accurate information from multitudes of sources. Searching the library for specific information you are seeking is an easy process, but takes some practice. Go to the Park library and click on the link “Research Guides and Tutorials”. Under the “Tutorials” tab, watch the first two videos:
http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/intro_to_ehost/intro_to_ehost.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
The other tutorial videos are also helpful to hone your skills as a researcher. You will need to utilize the library for your core assessment report during Unit 5, so beginning to familiarize yourself with the library and how to access information is beneficial at this point.

Due Sunday at 11:59 CT

Development Time Period	Data Collection	Unit CA Observation Report Due
The First Two Years	Observation	Unit 2
The Play Years	Observation	Unit 3
The School Years	Observation	Unit 4
Adolescence	Library Research	Unit 5
Early/Middle Adulthood	Observation	Unit 7
Late Adulthood	Observation	Unit 8

You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment, but you may first submit an optional
DRAFT. This will allow you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your revision. You should
always avoid focusing solely on the grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to the
course lessons and your own revision ideas. Always expect to revise beyond what the DRAFT grader
specifically notes if you want to improve your score.
For this media analysis, you will analyze how one part affects the whole media production.
Note that you should select only a single piece of media; you should not be discussing more
than one film, for example. You should choose one1 of the following parts to explore:
 Genre: Explain how the production you chose fits into its genre.
 Camera: Analyze how the camera’s use (camera angles, for instance) affects the
overall production.
 Lighting: Describe how lighting is used to enhance or detract from the production.
 Actors/Characters: Analyze how the actors OR the characters themselves enhance or
detract from the production.
 Symbols: Explain what the symbols are and how their usage affects the overall
production.
 Music: Describe how the music enhances or detracts from the media production.
 Sound Effects: Analyze how the sound effects enhance or detract from the
production.
 Special Effects: Explain what special effects are used and how they affect the viewing
experience.
 Comparison to a Literary Work: (Note: This option may only be chosen if the film you
chose is also in print form.) How are the book and film similar? How are they
different? Which is better, and why?
Your purpose in this assignment is to explain how or why something works; therefore, you
should not include a full summary of the media production. Instead, you can provide context
where needed so the reader understands what is happening. The body of the essay must
1 Please review the rubric and note that you will not earn full credit if you analyze more than one of these
components.
focus on your analysis. You can use the ideas contained in the Media Analysis lesson
presentation and the Writer’s Handbook link to help you.
As with all college writing, your essay should have a strong thesis statement in addition to an
introduction, body, and conclusion.
Other than your chosen film, television show, and/or book, you are required to cite at least
one other credible2
source for this essay. This resource from the course will help you
understand more about evaluating sources. Moreover, if you use specific information from
the media production and/or print source, such as a quotations, you should include your
chosen media source on your Works Cited page, too. Use proper parenthetical citations or
signal phrases, and be sure to include MLA documentation and a Works Cited page for this
assignment (this resource from the course will help).
Review the rubric to see how your work will be assessed on this assignment.
Thesis hints: You might use these guidelines in crafting your thesis:
If you are analyzing elements in a production:
In (add your one chosen production), (add character 1), (add character 2), and (add character 3) were
used to (add how they enhanced the production or explained the production’s message).
OR
If you are comparing/contrasting a book and film:
(Add book) contained (add one aspect that made the book better than the film), but (add film) used
(add one aspect that made the film better than the book) and (add a second aspect that made the
film better than the book) to better capture the reader’s imagination.
Here are more specific thesis guidelines:
If you are analyzing elements in a production:
In the movie The Lorax, the characters Lorax, Once-ler, and Alocius O’Hare were used to show how
environmentalists are fighting against profit-driven industries that are harming the environment and
depleting natural resources.
2 Please note: Basic dictionary sources, user-edited websites (e.g., Wikipedia, eHow, etc.), and sites that house
databases of quotations are not considered “credible” sources. You will lose points in the Research category of the
rubric if your sources aren’t credible.
OR
If you are comparing/contrasting a book and film:
Even though the characters were portrayed mostly the same across the book and the movie in
Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight, the setting in the movie was much more detailed, which made the movie
a much better overall experience compared to the book.
The guidelines for this assignment are as follows:
Length: This assignment should be at least 500 words.
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the
following information:
 Your first and last name
 Course Title (Composition II)
 Assignment name (Media Analysis)
 Current Date
Format:
 MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited3
 Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page
 Double-spacing throughout
 Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)
 Title, centered after heading
 1” margins on all sides
 Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc

Choose one song from the provided list and analyze it using the information from Foundation of Music Theory. You may listen to it and view it as much as necessary. Each song will have many of the key elements essential for sound to be considered music. In your analysis please discuss the use of keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos. Explain how those parts make the song flow or how they make the audience feel. Also address if those parts are used to convey a story or emotion from the artist’s point of view. Lastly make sure you explain how the use of keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos help progress the song from start to finish. A good question to ask is, why did the composer choose what he or she did?

If you choose to do a paper:
• 3-5 pages PLUS a cover and reference page
• An introductory paragraph to the song you have picked any why
• Logical flow of topics and points from paragraph to paragraph
• Proper use of terminology including music term and phrases
• Proper analysis of the song including keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos
• Proper APA writing style, 3rd person narrative, Page headers, Properly cited references
• NO Wikipedia or ASK.Com
• A conclusion paragraph

If you choose a PowerPoint presentation:
• 15-18 Slides PLUS a cover and reference slide
• An introductory slide to the song you have picked any why
• Proper use of terminology including music term and phrases
• Proper analysis of the song including keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos
• Proper APA writing style, 3rd person narrative, Page headers, Properly cited references
• NO Wikipedia or ASK.Com
• Use of listening and visual examples
• A visually pleasing slide presentation
• A conclusion slide

Music Links:

Beethoven : Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 (1/2 : Moderato)

Schubert : Ave Maria – F Major – A NEWER VERSION IS AVAILABLE!

Handel : La Réjouissance – Music for the Royal Fireworks

Wagner : Bridal Chorus – String Quartet

Essay 1

The Four-Horse men and Julian Musolino use head-on attempts to persuade people to change their minds about their beliefs by providing them with science-based evidence that contradicts their beliefs. Many times these attempts do not work. Analyze some of the arguments that proponents of science present to counter beliefs in religion and the soul. Explain why people are not swayed by these scientific arguments and why they may actually backfire. Include discussion of how this relates to school boards deciding to exclude evolution from the classroom. Include information from the following lectures and associated readings: Religions under Attack, The Four Horsemen of Atheism, Terror Management Theory, Anatomy of Internalized Beliefs, After Life & Out of Body, Psychology and Scientific Thinking, The Scopes Trial and the Dover Trial.

In a 3-page double-spaced paper (12 pt, New Times Roman font) (do not add filler to pad the length), write a well-documented (cite readings and lectures) essay that demonstrates in-depth knowledge from the course that bears on the topic of the need to protect and defend certain worldviews and how these relate to fighting evolution. Develop this theme in a logical and cohesive essay with your conclusions indicated at the end of the essay. List the citations of the lectures and readings that you used in crafting your essay.